Thesaurus results for APPERTAIN

appertain

verb

ˌa-pər-ˈtān

Definition of appertain

as in to belong

to be the property of a person or group of persons the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States

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as in to pertain

to have a relation or connection list some of the things appertaining to public health

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For decades, the idea of a robot working inside an operating room belonged more to science fiction than medicine.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
These connections form an invisible architecture of care and belonging.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of belong

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One search of a home associated with Davis turned up mail pertaining to the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas for Orlando Anderson — Davis’ cousin and fellow Southside Crip was a person of interest in Shakur’s killing, Ladd testified, and was detained.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
But technically, there is no rule pertaining to a player going from an SEC school to the NFL, and then back to another conference program within the same year.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pertain

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The process can involve repairs across propulsion, electrical and combat-related systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Gennaro Tomma is a freelance journalist who covers science, with a focus on the natural world, biodiversity, conservation, climate change, environmental and science-related policies, and more.

— Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of relate

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The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
The study found the models understood concepts such as the Kelly criterion and Merton share in theory but struggled to apply appropriate risk management when making actual simulated trading decisions.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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